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South West Water: Sewage

Commons · Question 67607 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 22 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to require South West Water to (a) reinstate collaboration with Surfers Against Sewage and (b) provide real-time data to the Safer Seas and Rivers Service.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 22 Jul 2025

It is important that the public have access to reliable information on storm overflow discharges. The Water (Special Measures) Act introduced a duty for water companies to publish data related to discharges from all emergency overflows within one hour of ...